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The Schengen Area has a population of more than 450 million people and an area of 4,595,131 square kilometres (1,774,190 sq mi). About 1.7 million people commute to work across an internal European border each day, and in some regions these people constitute up to a third of the workforce.
The Schengen Agreement (English: / ˈʃɛŋən / SHENG-ən, Luxembourgish: [ˈʃæŋən] ⓘ) is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished. It was signed on 14 June 1985, near the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, by five of the ten member states of the then European ...
The Caucasus (/ ˈkɔːkəsəs /) or Caucasia[3][4] (/ kɔːˈkeɪʒə /), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally ...
The two eastern European nations made a breakthrough in their bid to join the Area in late 2023
The border is located in French Guiana Gibraltar : 1.2 km (0.75 mi) Spain Liechtenstein: 34 km (21 mi) Austria: Open border through Schengen Morocco: 18.5 km (11.5 mi) Spain: The border is located in Ceuta and Melilla Moldova: 683 km (424 mi) Romania Monaco: 6 km (3.7 mi) France: Open border Montenegro: 19 km (12 mi) Croatia North Macedonia
This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. Additionally, the list includes animals that were once official but are no longer, as well as animals recognized as national symbols or for ...
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The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. 'the North') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.